CAPE TOWN (Reuters) -South African authorities are investigating the deaths of at least 22 young people found inside a popular tavern in the coastal town of East London, provincial health officials and the presidency said on Sunday ... "We are talking 22 bodies right now," Manana said, adding that toxicology tests were part of the examination ... ....
KYIV, UKRAINE. Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital in the early hours of Sunday morning, striking at least two residential buildings, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said, as elsewhere Russian troops consolidated their gains in the east. Associated Press journalists in Kyiv saw rescue services battling flames and rescuing civilians ... .
Canaries in the coal mine ... And the government of New South Wales has used emergency powers to redirect coal from mines in the state to local generators rather than overseas ... Scientists say a drastic reduction in coal mining is necessary to limit the worst effects of global warming, ...
Ever sinceU.K.Home SecretaryPriti Patel formally ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the U.S. last week, press freedom advocates around the world have been mobilizing. Assange Defense, on whose advisory board I serve, is organizing a national and international campaign to pressure U.S ... The stakes could not be higher.
The cracks in the foundations of the United States are widening, rapidly and on several fronts. The overturning of Roe v Wade has provoked a legitimacy crisis no matter what your politics. For the right, the leaking of the draft memo last month revealed the breakdown of bipartisanship and common purpose within the institution ... But one fact is clear ... .
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KYIV/MOSCOW — Russia intends to supply nuclear-capable Iskander-M missile systems to Belarus in the coming months, PresidentVladimir Putin said on Saturday, as his forces solidified their battlefield gains in the eastern city of Severodonetsk. Putin made the remarks at a meeting with Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko in St ... 24 ... Read more at.
a stunningly preserved carcass of a baby woolly mammoth thought to be more than 35,000 years old ... “She has a trunk. She has a tail ... The call from the mining company came in on a statutory holiday in the territory, leaving Zazula scrambling to track down someone in the area who could hastily travel to the site to recover the find ... Read more ... .
QUITO. Ecuador's National Assembly suspended early Sunday a no-confidence hearing for President Guillermo , after eight hours of acrimonious deliberations by lawmakers over his responsibility for nationwide protests against rising fuel and living costs ... "The assembly members... seek to destablize democracy," Pozo said ... .
Listen to this story.. Naima*, 50, first came to Istanbul with her two sons in November 2019, to join her husband, who was weakening with cancer. He died 10 days after the family arrived. Before the civil war in Syria, Naima had worked as a hairdresser and an Arabic teacher in Idlib... After losing her husband, she struggled to find work in Turkey ... “ ... .
The Prince of Wales accepted bags containing millions of euros in cash during meetings with a senior Qatari politician, according to a report. Prince Charles was said to have been given a total of €3m (£2.6m) during meetings with Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al-Thani, the former prime minister of Qatar... There was no failure of governance” ... .
NORWAY -- The Norwegian security service PST has raised its terror alert to the highest level after a mass shooting left 2 people dead and many wounded during Pride week in Oslo. Acting PST chief RogerBerg called the shootings an "extreme Islamist terror act." ... THIS IS A BREAKING NEWSUPDATE. AP's earlier story follows below ... ___ ... .
JAKARTA. Indonesian President and G20 chairman Joko set off on Sunday to Europe where he said he plans to visit Russia and Ukraine and meet with the countries' leaders to urge peace talks ... "The mission is to ask... The two leaders will also discuss the food supply chain "that needs to be reactivated" soon, Widodo said ... .
Seen above is Bitcoin's real-time price fluctuation between May 27 and June 26. Screenshot from CoinMarketCap. By Lee Min-hyung. Major cryptocurrencies continue to show lukewarm performance on growing fears over crypto lending platform Celsius Network's possible bankruptcy and global monetary tightening ... .